SSC Geography quiz 20 September 11, 2018 September 11, 2018 Please enter your email: 1. ‘Hinterland’ refers to: continental shelf in the sea from which oil can be extracted land region extending from a sea port abandoned sea port where trade was carried out initially natural harbour used for international trade 2. Which of the following port caters to the export of Kudremukh iron ore? Vishakhapatnam Mumbai Cochin New Mangalore 3. Canal irrigation is most important in the Northern Plains of India because: the level of underground water is high the soil is porous the region is densely populated the sources of canals are perennial rivers 4. Which one of the following pairs of sea ports and states is not correctly matched? Paradip : Orissa Quilon : Kerala Kakinada : Maharashtra Kandla : Gujarat 5. Which one of the following statements is correct? Kandla and Kolkata are tidal ports India ranks 9th in the world’s shipping tonnage Mumbai port handles half of the country’s foreign trade India has 14 major ports and 129 minor ports 6. Which of the following is the deepest landlocked protected port? Haldia Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam Kandla 7. Which one of the following is the first company-managed major port in India? Vishakhapatnam Ennore Tuticorin Cochin 8. The port especially developed for exporting iron ore to Japan is: Haldia Paradeep New Tuticorin Vishakhapatnam 9. Which one among the following has the, largest shipyard in India? Mumbai Kochi Vishakhapatnam Kolkata 10. Which one of the following east flowing rivers of India forms rift valley due to down Mahanadi Damodar Yamuna Son Loading … Question 1 of 10 Share this:WhatsAppTelegramTweet Related